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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1954
Page
6
A car driven by Jerry Rote of 210 Fast Main street was damaged when an unidentified driver backed into it on North Center street last evening. Rote told city police he was following the second car north when the other driver started to back up as the railroad crossing gates came down. Damage was limited to the front bumper.
The Erie County commissioners morning meeting allocated 500 dollars to the 2th Infantry to support recreation facilities for regiment units. Lyle Smith, 23, of 856 East South Street, was sent to Corry Memorial Hospital for x rays after a hammer fell on his left thumb at McInnes Steel plant. he was treated and released. The extended forecast for Saturday April 3 through Wednesday April 1th calls for colder temperatures 6-8 degrees below normal in the north and 4-6 below in the south with rain or snow and total precipitation near one inch.
The body of Ruth Thomas, 27, was found buried in a backyard grave two weeks after she was stabbed. Her husband Robert G. Thomas, 27, implicated in the slaying, was held without charge after his admission of the March 19 attack. The discovery came when his father, Francis J. Thomas, unearthed the grave following suspicions over the missing woman.
Scranton Pa. saw the IMCA Basketball Tournament quarterfinals open with Butler Pa defeating Ft Lauderdale Fla in overtime 108 to 107. Earl Ledford scored 62 points for Butler in a high scoring affair.
Several outstanding professionals will lead Chautauqua Center divisions at Syracuse University for the summer session starting July 5. Dr. Michael Sawyer announces the leadership lineup including Revington Arthur who will direct art courses and Richard Duhme teaching figure and portrait sculpture.
The program features repertory acting roles for minor performers with chances to understudy major parts, plus a six play run from first rehearsal to final performance. Music education workshops led by Dr. Albert A Fowau and Opera and Society courses explore musical resources at Chautauqua. Ren ny directs music education projects and publications while Marion Rous leads Opera and Society, chaired by the National Federation of Music Clubs. Three nationally known authors head the Chautauqua Writers Workshop, with David Morton directing poetry.
English veteran at Amherst resigns to devote time to writing and serves as resident poet at Deerfield Academy before becoming professor of English at the Azores Branch of the American International College. He will be joined by Diggory Venn, Atlantic and Harper's contributor, among others.
The text notes associate director at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art and author Margaret Widdemer. A second writing course, Writing for New Literates, targets missionaries and religious journalism workers with instructor Robert Laubach, editor of World Literacy Newsletter.
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